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单词 brothel
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Definition of brothel in English:

brothel

noun ˈbrɒθ(ə)l
  • A house where men visit prostitutes.

    妓院

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This parcel he took to a local brothel and presented to a prostitute he knew.
    • With Matt as the spokesperson, drugs houses and brothels did not last long in the area.
    • People who work on the streets generally are younger than your average sex worker in a brothel.
    • With legalised brothels the prostitutes could be forced to have regular check ups for STD's.
    • Married for 29 years, he acknowledges he visited brothels as a sailor in the communist era.
    • Does he mind the public knowing that he has visited lap-dancing clubs and brothels?
    • In Belgium, self-employed prostitutes are legal but brothels are not.
    • Four girls were not told where they were going before they were taken to the brothel.
    • It is illegal to run a brothel, which constitutes premises where more than one prostitute is working.
    • The City of South Sydney has taken the bold step of trialling safe house brothels.
    • He owned the building where the brothel was housed and the business was registered in his name, she said.
    • They were children and young women marked for sale into brothels and whorehouses.
    • You're still very drunk and have decided to visit a local brothel before going back to barracks.
    • Traffickers are paid a sum of money for each woman and girl they deliver to a brothel or pimp.
    • In the port of Cadiz, he made drawings of prostitutes on the street and in brothels.
    • This in turn would mean the prostitutes would get better business in the brothels.
    • In other news, Blunkett is apparently looking at decriminalising brothels in a bid to make prostitutes safer.
    • Men will be taught to respect women, to abandon their old-fashioned views of patriarchy and stop visiting brothels.
    • Hundreds of new Asian prostitutes are coming to work in the new Asian brothels that are being set up in this country.
    Synonyms
    bordello, house of ill repute, house of prostitution
    Law disorderly house
    French maison close
    informal whorehouse, cathouse, drum
    British informal knocking shop
    North American informal creep joint
    Australian/New Zealand informal crib
    euphemistic massage parlour
    archaic bawdy house, house of ill fame, bagnio, stew

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally brothel-house): from late Middle English brothel 'worthless man, prostitute', related to Old English brēothan 'degenerate, deteriorate'.

Definition of brothel in US English:

brothel

noun
  • A house where men can visit prostitutes.

    妓院

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Men will be taught to respect women, to abandon their old-fashioned views of patriarchy and stop visiting brothels.
    • Married for 29 years, he acknowledges he visited brothels as a sailor in the communist era.
    • This parcel he took to a local brothel and presented to a prostitute he knew.
    • The City of South Sydney has taken the bold step of trialling safe house brothels.
    • Does he mind the public knowing that he has visited lap-dancing clubs and brothels?
    • You're still very drunk and have decided to visit a local brothel before going back to barracks.
    • In Belgium, self-employed prostitutes are legal but brothels are not.
    • Hundreds of new Asian prostitutes are coming to work in the new Asian brothels that are being set up in this country.
    • In other news, Blunkett is apparently looking at decriminalising brothels in a bid to make prostitutes safer.
    • It is illegal to run a brothel, which constitutes premises where more than one prostitute is working.
    • They were children and young women marked for sale into brothels and whorehouses.
    • Traffickers are paid a sum of money for each woman and girl they deliver to a brothel or pimp.
    • He owned the building where the brothel was housed and the business was registered in his name, she said.
    • In the port of Cadiz, he made drawings of prostitutes on the street and in brothels.
    • This in turn would mean the prostitutes would get better business in the brothels.
    • With legalised brothels the prostitutes could be forced to have regular check ups for STD's.
    • With Matt as the spokesperson, drugs houses and brothels did not last long in the area.
    • Four girls were not told where they were going before they were taken to the brothel.
    • People who work on the streets generally are younger than your average sex worker in a brothel.
    Synonyms
    bordello, house of ill repute, house of prostitution

Origin

Mid 16th century (originally brothel-house): from late Middle English brothel ‘worthless man, prostitute’, related to Old English brēothan ‘degenerate, deteriorate’.

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